December 29, 2009
The U. S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs has announced a competition to identify potential host institutions for the inaugural 2010 Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program for Iraq. This 10-week program will bring cohorts of Iraqi scholars in select fields to U.S. institutions for faculty development, research, and other guided study activities. The program is designed to equip grantees with knowledge and tools to build the capacity of universities in Iraq and to advance the education of future generations of Iraqis. The program will lay the foundation for Iraqi scholars and their U.S. hosts to develop long-term institutional relationships and areas of cooperation that can be sustained after the grant period. The Council for International Exchange of Scholars (CIES) will administer the program on behalf of the Department of State and is pleased to offer this opportunity for U.S. institutions to apply to host the scholars in the summer of 2010.
Anticipated Outcomes - development of professional and academic knowledge and tools in the scholars’ field that can be applied to Iraqi higher education
- formation of networks between the Iraqi scholars and U.S. scholars across institutions and disciplines
- development of expertise in the scholarship of teaching, service learning, the use of technology, development and management of libraries and other collaborative methods of research, instruction, and student engagement appropriate to Iraqi higher education.
Further Scholarship Information and Application
